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Their first learning game, starring the people they love.

Turn family photos and familiar voices into a personalized ABC and counting game for a child you love. The app comes with "J is for Jet" — but one photo later, it's "J is for John," starring John himself, cheered on in a voice made from Mom's or Grandma's own. Counting means counting the cousins at the party, not dots on a screen.

🎁 A surprisingly personal gift for ages 2–5.

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Try it yourself — make a letter card in 20 seconds

J is for JOHN — a letter personalized with a family photo

The MyAlphaPics main menu — Letters, Numbers, and For Grown-Ups

Faces They Know. Voices They Know. Learning Made for Them.

Traditional early learning relies on generic examples — "A for Apple," counting rows of dots, a stranger's narration. MyAlphaPics teaches the ABCs & 123s using your family photos and a voice made from yours, for letters and numbers alike.

Personal Photos

"D for Daddy," "S for Sister," "P for Pet." Your own family photos create letter associations your child actually cares about — and remembers.

Letters & Numbers

One app teaches both. Eight alphabet games and six counting games, all built from the same family photos — with nothing extra to set up.

Meet the counting games

The App Learns As Your Child Does

The more they play, the smarter it gets — automatically spending more time on the letters and numbers they find hardest.

How Smart Practice works

A Voice They Know

Family Voice turns one minute of your reading into an AI version of your voice — so every "Great job!" sounds like it came from Mom, Dad, or Grandma.

Your photos never leave your phone

Everything is stored on your device only — no accounts, no cloud, no uploads, and it works completely offline once installed. What happens on your phone stays on your phone.

New: cheering in a voice they know

Record one minute of yourself and MyAlphaPics builds an AI simulation of your voice to speak every letter, number, and "Great job!" in the app. It's a re-creation, not a recording — like hearing yourself on a voicemail, it's recognizably you rather than exactly you. That familiarity is all a little one needs, and the standard voice is always one tap away.

How It Works

Three simple steps to personalized alphabet and counting learning

Take or Upload Photos

Family members, pets, favorite toys, familiar places. Make it a photo scavenger hunt — "let's find something that starts with B!"

Make It Personal

Turn "J for Jet" into "J for John." Start with the letters in your child's name — the first word they ever want to read.

Play and Grow

Interactive games teach letters and counting while the app quietly tracks progress and adapts to your child.

See the full setup walkthrough

Two Subjects, One Personal Touch

Letters and numbers each get their own games — all built from the photos your child loves

🔤 The Letter Games

Eight games take your child from watching letters come alive to confidently picking the right letter from four choices — including a Name Game built around the letters that matter most: their own name.

Letter animations, sing-along ABC Song, and word learning
"Press the letter you hear" recognition games at four difficulty levels
Every letter can show a face or place from your child's own world

Eight letter games, from first exposure to mastery.

Six counting games — automatically using your photos.

🔢 The Counting Games

Your child counts the people and pets they love, not dots on a screen. Six games build real counting skills — one-to-one correspondence, quantity recognition, and numerals — with nothing extra to set up. You choose how high to count and raise it as they grow.

Count With Me, Count Along, How Many?, Find the Number, Quick Count, Photo Count
Uses the photos already in the app — every photo does double duty
Count the cousins inside a single family photo

See the counting games in action

Smart Practice: the app that learns as your child does

Every tap, every match, every correct answer — MyAlphaPics is quietly keeping track. After a few days of play, Smart Practice builds sessions around exactly the letters and numbers your child finds hardest. More repetition where it matters, less time on what they've already mastered. To your child it feels like regular play — they just notice they're getting better.

See exactly how it works →

Mastery report showing progress on every letter

The Mastery report — see exactly which letters need more practice.

Research-Backed Learning

Personalized, adaptive learning isn't a gimmick — it's how young children learn best

Improved Memory

Familiar images and self-referencing help children retain information more effectively.

Emotional Connection

Family photos and familiar faces foster engagement and motivation by creating meaningful bonds.

Adaptive Progress

Lessons adjust dynamically to focus on areas needing improvement, building confidence and growth.

Family Learning

Activities built on familiar contexts strengthen family relationships and create shared experiences.

See the research behind it

Our Story

From traditional educational software to personalized learning

With nearly 40 years of programming experience, including developing educational software for McGraw Hill, I've worked with teams that invested enormous resources into creating characters to teach children. Throughout these projects, a question kept nagging at me: Why create new characters when children already have meaningful ones in their lives?

The advent of AI technology finally made it possible to create MyAlphaPics — an app that uses the real characters in your child's world to teach the alphabet. No more generic examples; instead, we use what matters most to your child.

As a solo developer, I'm deeply committed to evolving MyAlphaPics based on user feedback. Your experiences and suggestions will help shape future versions, making the app even more effective for families everywhere.

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For your own little one — or as a gift for a child you love

MyAlphaPics

Transform how your child learns the alphabet and counting with personalized photos and smart progress tracking

^$29.95

Buy Now — Instant Access

Secure payment via Stripe. One-time purchase, no subscriptions.

30-day money-back guarantee — if it's not a fit for your child, email us and we'll refund you. No forms, no hoops.

Alphabet and counting games — every mode included
Personalize with your own photos
Smart progress tracking
Family Voice — cheers in an AI voice made from yours
One-time purchase, no subscriptions
Works on any device — phone, tablet, or computer
Install as an app on your home screen

Giving it as a gift?

Perfect for birthdays, holidays, baby showers, and grandchild visits — a gift that isn't another plastic toy. Here's how it works:

Buy it — your activation code arrives instantly by email.
Give the code — tuck it into a birthday card, or just text it to Mom and Dad.
They set it up in minutes on the child's tablet — and on your next visit, add your photos to the letters and record your voice with Family Voice.

One-time $29.95, no subscription for anyone to manage, and the 30-day guarantee applies — if it's not a fit, the giver gets the refund, no questions asked.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What age group is MyAlphaPics designed for?

MyAlphaPics is designed for children who are beginning to learn letters, typically ages 2-5. However, since it adapts to each child's pace and uses personalized content, it can be effective for any child starting their alphabet journey.

How does starting with my child's name help with learning?

Children are naturally drawn to their own name - it's often the first word they learn to recognize. By starting with these familiar letters, we build confidence and create an emotional connection to learning. As they master these letters, we gradually introduce new ones through other family connections.

Does MyAlphaPics teach numbers too?

Yes! Alongside the alphabet games, MyAlphaPics includes six counting games — Count With Me, Count Along, How Many?, Find the Number, Quick Count, and Photo Count — plus a Smart Practice mode just for numbers. They automatically use the photos you've already added, so there's nothing extra to set up, and you choose how high to count as your child's skills grow.

Will Family Voice sound exactly like me?

Close, but not exactly — think of how you sound on a voicemail. Family Voice records about a minute of you reading a short script, then builds an AI simulation of your voice that speaks every letter, number, and celebration in the app. It captures your tone, pace, and energy rather than reproducing you perfectly — and children respond to the familiarity far more than the fidelity. It's included with the app, works for grandparents too, and you can switch back to the standard voice anytime.

What kind of photos work best with the app?

Clear, well-lit photos work best, but they don't need to be professional quality. The most important factor is that they're meaningful to your child. Family members, pets, favorite toys, and familiar places all make great subjects. We recommend taking photos specifically for each letter to create an engaging learning experience.

How does the progress tracking work?

The app monitors how well your child recognizes and interacts with each letter. It tracks success rates, response times, and patterns of difficulty. This data helps determine when to introduce new letters and which ones might need more practice. Parents can view detailed progress reports at any time.

Can I change or update the photos later?

Yes! You can update photos at any time. In fact, we encourage periodically refreshing images to maintain engagement and reflect your child's growing world. You can also record new celebration videos to keep the achievement rewards exciting and personal.

How secure are the photos I upload?

Your privacy is crucial. All photos are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded to any server. They remain completely private to you and your family, ensuring complete control over your personal content.

What if it doesn't work for my child?

Every child is different, and we'd rather you try it risk-free than wonder. MyAlphaPics comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee: if it's not a fit, email support@myalphapics.com within 30 days of purchase and we'll refund you in full — no forms, no questions, no hard feelings.

Can I give MyAlphaPics as a gift?

Absolutely — it makes an unusually personal gift for a grandchild, niece, or nephew. When you buy, the activation code arrives in your email right away. Give the code to the child's parents (a birthday card works beautifully), and they enter it on the child's device to unlock the app. Better yet, get involved: add your own photos to the letters — "G is for Grandma" — and record your voice with Family Voice, so the app cheers them on in a voice they know. One-time purchase, nothing for anyone to subscribe to.

Do I need to download anything from an app store?

No app store needed! After purchase, you'll be taken directly to MyAlphaPics where you can start using it immediately in your browser. You can also install it to your home screen for an app-like experience — it works on phones, tablets, and computers.

Ready to make learning personal?

One-time purchase, no subscription, 30-day money-back guarantee. Works on any phone, tablet, or computer — and your child can be playing within minutes.

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